Patents by Inventor Patrick J. Kline

Patrick J. Kline has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus and method for cooling hot disk-shaped objects
    Patent number: 5585063
    Abstract: Substrates (D) for optical recording disks are supported substantially vertically while moving through a shroud (32) through which cooling gas is drawn or pumped. The substrates may be supported by spaced, toothed rings (18, 20, 24) on a carousel or by suitable conveyors (126-132; 136-142; 144-146).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Daniel A. Slater, Patrick J. Kline, Robert E. Marowski
  • Apparatus and method for data security in an optical disk storage system
    Patent number: 5489768
    Abstract: An optical storage disk for use in an optical storage system includes a storage layer which is capable of being disrupted when a laser beam of sufficient intensity is focused thereon. The optical storage disk has a transparent substrate layer on one side of the storage layer and a lacquer layer on the other side of the storage layer. The disruptions provided by the laser beam are selected to provide human readable and/or machine readable patterns. To reduce the damage to portions of the optical disk other than the storage layer, the storage layer is exposed to the laser beam prior to curing, or prior to applying and curing the lacquer layer. The optical disk can be of the type with data written thereon during fabrication, or the disk can be of the type in which data can be impressed thereon after fabrication of the optical disk. The patterns on the optical disk can be in the form of optical bar codes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1996
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Scott A. Brownstein, Joseph P. Lentz, Thomas R. Cushman, Patrick J. Kline
  • Storage media for an optical information system having an identification code embedded therein
    Patent number: 5430281
    Abstract: A optical storage disc for use in an optical storage system includes a storage layer which is capable of being disrupted when a laser beam of sufficient intensity is focused thereon. The optical storage disc has a transparent substrate layer on one side of the storage layer and a lacquer layer on the other side of the storage layer. The disruptions provided by the laser beam are selected to provide human readable and/or machine readable patterns. To reduce the damage to portions of the optical disc other than the storage layer, the storage layer is exposed to the laser beam prior to curing, or prior to applying and curing the lacquer layer. The optical disc can be of the type with data written thereon during fabrication, or the disc can be of the type in which data can be impressed thereon after fabrication of the optical disc. The patterns on the optical disc can be in the form of optical bar codes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1995
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Joseph P. Lentz, Thomas R. Cushman, Patrick J. Kline